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popular
literature : popularize knowledge
magazines | newspapers | general audience books | free web sites | broadcasting services
Description:
After research has been published in scholarly journals it often catches
the interests of the general public either because it relates to an important
issue being discussed or seems to affect public policy or governmental
action and may impact the daily lives of citizens.
Sometimes researchers write up their research results in a way that appeals
to a general reader and publish articles without all the details of methodology
or data that was included in the scholarly article. Reporters also may
write about the research in newspapers and other general publications
using the original report or scientific article as a source. While the
authors may be knowledgeable about the scientific topics, and editors
will examine the articles for quality, these articles usually do not have
‘peer review’, and, therefore, cannot be considered ‘scholarly’
publications. As long as any biases of the author or publisher are known,
these more popular articles can be very useful for the non-specialist
reader or student.
| STRENGTHS——— |
Excellent sources for popular perspectives on any issue or event.
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| CONSIDERATIONS— | Lacks the authority of peer-review. Content selected for its appeal to audience, rather than its credibility or basis in fact and research. |
Selected resources for finding popular REECAS literature
University of
Washington Libraries Catalog
The complete collection of the University Libraries' across 3 campuses.
Special note should be paid to the option of searching the Summit catalog,
a combined catalog of 31 colleges and universities in Washington and Oregon,
extending the on-site collection by hundreds of thousands of titles --
books, periodicals, and other materials.
Search the UW
Libraries Catalog >>
Search the
Summit Catalog >>
OCLC WorldCat
Consists of
catalog records for material owned by thousands of libraries around the
world.
Search
OCLC WorldCat
>>
Bowker's Book
in Print
An index of books,
audios, and videos available from U.S. publishers; database on publishers,
distributors, wholesalers, and book agents; full-text reviews; and inventory
data from wholesalers
Search
Bowker's Book in Print >>
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